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HEAD  QUARTERS,  DEPART' 

Tupelo,  Miss.,  July  8th,  } 


GENEBAL     ORDERS, 
No.  94. 

The  following  regulations  for  the  Subsistence  Department,  arc  published  for 

the  information  and  government  of  all  connected  with  the  Forces. 

THE    RATIO 

I.    From  this  date,  until  otherw;  the  component  parts  of  the  ration 

issued,  will  be  ns  follows  : 

.  to  the  ration,    -        -  -  - 

Salt  or  Fresh  Beef,       "  i  pounds* 

Flofb  ob  Corn  Id ;:  u»,     "  -  -  -  M 

or  II  \r.i<  l;  M  -  -  -  -         l  pound. 

to  H»0  ration-,  -  -  -  -     • 

or  Rice  (in  lieu  of  beans  or  peas),  -  10  pounds, 

Coffee,  to  100  rations,  .  .  _ 

:       •• 

_SUG  -  r  -. 

S  },\  _..--.-  ,,U;irt   -yf 

Vine  -  ^ 

Soap,  -----         i  pounds. 

Salt.  "         -  -  -  -  -  -3  quart-. 

Spebm  Caxd'ls,"  -  l  pound, 

or  Stab  "  -  -  -  -    '  \  pounds. 

or  T  \li.ow.     "  -  -  -  -  -         i '; 

L\i:i>  I.-,.,  be  drawn  once  in  each  week  in  lieu  of 

Bonn  ition, 

Pork  or  Bacon,  two  daysin  seven. 
Fresh  or  Salt  Beef,  five  dais  in  seven. 
Extra  'resh  Vegetables  when  practicable. 

The  Commutation  price  of  a  ration,  until  further  i  be  Tweni 

Cents. 

[  S  S  D  £  S . 

1.  Whenever  practicable,  or  required  by  the  Chief  of  Subsistence  of  th< 
partment,  Briqadi  will  draw 

pot.  for  peri  if  a  time,  fi  i 

solidated provision  returns,  (see  form  No.  14.  &  fyingthe  nu- 

mcrical  strength  of  each  regiment  drawn  I  letail  the  number  of  rati 

quired.    These  returns  will  ale  Brigade  and   R  g- 

imental  Hospital*,  for  ordinary  wastage,  and  officers,  and  must 

amount  ofai                     rally  on  hand  from  prev  .  or  by  purchase,  to  be  de- 
ducted from  total  amount  required. 

2.  The  number  of  officers,  and  officer./  servants,  actually  employed,  shoul 
stated  in  a  separate  line  on  each  return. 

3.  Consolidated  Provision  Returns  for  a  Brigade,  besides  the  usual  certi- 
ficate of  its  .  must  receive  the  approval  of  the  Commandant  of  the  Bri- 
gade, who  shall  also  certify  that  the  return  has  been  examined,  compare]  with  the 
morning  report,  nnd  fmind  con 


4.    The  returns  of  Companies,  Battalions,  or  Regiments,  detached  from  Sri 
gades,  mnst  be  examined,  compared  and  certified  to  bj  the  Division  Commissary, 
or  Chief  Commmissary  of  the  Corps,  when  practicable ;  when  not  practicable,  bytha 
Commandant  of  the  detached  forces;  who  shall  also  certify  to  the  fact  of  detach 
ment,  and  that  rations  have  not  been  drawn  for  them  for  the  period  specified. 

T*.  When  a  Company,  Battalion,  or  Regiment  is  detached,  a  certificate  should 
be  given  by  the  Brigade  or  other  Commissary  by  whom  their  last  supplies  were 
drawn,  to  the  Commandant  of  the  detached  forces,  specifying  to  what  date  he  had 
drawn  for  it. 

6.  "Whenever  practicable,  the  companies  of  a  detached  regiment,  or  battalion, 
should  draw  together,  upon  a  consolidated  provision  return,  examined  and  certi- 
fied to  as  above  required. 

7.  Company  Commanders,  on  making  out  their  provision  returns,  will  append 
a  certificate  setting  forth  that  the  number  of  men   included,  corresponds  actual) 
with  the  number  of  men  present  in  camp. 

8.  All  provision  returns  will  be  sent  to  tho  office  of  Chief  Depot  Commiss 
for  examination,  and,  whenever  practicable,  on  the  day  before  the  issue  will  be  re- 
quired. 

9.  General  officer,  the  Field  and  Staff,  detached  or  General  Hospitals,  troops 
in  transitu,  employees  in  the  several  Departments,  and  others  unattached  to  Bri- 
gades, entitled  to  purchase  or  draw  rations,  will  be  supplied  from  Post  or  Distribu- 
ting Depots. 

10.  Issues  to  Brigade  Commisaries  for  sales  to  officers,  will  be  confined  to  on* 
full  ration  per  day  to  each  officer,  and  one  full  ration  for  each  officer's  servant,  ac- 
tually employed  as  such. 

11.  In  issuing  to  Brigade  Commissaries,  deliveries  will  be  made  in  bulk  or  un- 
broken packages,  approximating  conveniently  to  the  amount  required. 

12.  To  avoid  multiplicity  of  accounts  with  the  Treasury,  Regimental  Com- 
missaries attached  to  Brigades,  will  not  receive  or  issue  in  bulk,  but  only  from 
Brigade  Commissaries  for  distribution  to  Companies. 

13.  Outstanding  debts  contracted  under  orders  of  superior  officers,  will,  if 

Enu-tieable,  be  paid  by  the  purchasing  officer,  from  funds  held  by  or  transferred  to 
iin  for  that  purpose,  on  vouchers  approved  by  the  officer  under  whose   order  the 
debts  were  contracted  or  purchase  made. 

14.  Disbursing  Officers,  or  agents  of  the  Subsistence  Department,  connected 
with  this  army,  will,  on  the  first  of  each  month,  forward  to  the  Chief  of  Subsistence 
copies  of  their  monthly  Summary  Statement  of  Funds,  and  a  list  of  their  purchases 
for  the  preceding  month. 

II.     All  orders  in  any  way  conflicting  with  the  foregoing  Regulations  aro  revoked 

from  this  date. 

By  command  of  General  Bragg. 

THOMAS    JORDAN, 

Chief  of  Stati 


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